Need a hand? Arsenal legend Henry rocks up at Emirates to cheer on former club in north London derby with Tottenham

A true Arsenal great was at the Emirates stadium today to see them crush their north London derby opponents Tottenham 5-2.

Thierry Henry was pictured with his old manager Arsene Wenger before the bitter rivals came face to face.

The Frenchman nestled in to watch the pulsating clash alongside former Tottenham and Arsenal centre back Sol Campbell.

Legend: Thierry Henry (right) was at the Emirates with Arsene Wenger before Arsenal took on Tottenham

In good company: Sol Campbell (left) joined Henry to watch the game

Wenger did not need the former France
international leading the line against Tottenham with his strikers
Olivier Giroud, Lukas Podolski and Theo Walcott all on the scoresheet.

Arsenal's No 14, Theo Walcott, who
inherited the number from Thierry, began on the right in the bid to
topple Andre Villas-Boas' visitors.

Henry, Arsenal's all-time record goalscorer, bagged 226 goals for the club during his two spells at the Gunners.

The 35-year-old currently plies his trade in the MLS for the New York Red Bulls, but returned to Arsenal last season during the American league's off-season.

Great: Henry is Arsenal's all-time record scorer

The MLS season draws to a close at the
end of the month, and Henry will be looking for somewhere to train, or
perhaps even play, during his months off. Although unlikely, Wenger
would surely have to consider a third stint at Arsenal for the legendary
striker he signed from Juventus in 1999.

During
his two-month return at Arsenal, the returning hero managed to score
when he came off the bench against Leeds United in the FA Cup third
round.

He also scored a
stoppage time winner against Sunderland in his final league game for the
club before returning to the Red Bulls in February.

Henry has said in the past that he misses his days with the Gunners, in particular playing in the north London derby against Tottenham.

Across the pond: Henry currently plays for the New York Red Bulls

'I will miss everything - not only at Arsenal,' Henry said before leaving for Barcelona in 2007. 'I will miss - it's a bit weird to say, but I will miss the boos at Tottenham.'

The striker won two league titles in his eight years at Arsenal, three FA Cups, four Premier League golden boots, two European golden boots, three Footballer of the Year awards and two PFA Player of the Year awards.

He also never lost a north London derby, and will doubtlessly have been glad to see his former club batter Tottenham this afternoon.

'Playing Tottenham is always a special thing for a guy who played for Arsenal,' Henry said. 'It is a special game for me. It’s such a big rivalry. I don’t expect anything less or more than getting some stick, but I dealt with that for eight years'.